Six members of the Denver City Council gave their support to fellow council member and mayoral candidate Michael Hancock on Wednesday.

“In observing this campaign over the last month, I’ve noticed that while the two candidates share similar views on most issues, there is a difference in style, a difference in how they will govern,” District 6 representative Charlie Brown said. “Chris has said that he is out to break the china. I can understand, sometimes, his frustration, but I don’t believe Denver is in the eye of a Category 4 political hurricane.

“There are deep and serious challenges that face our city, especially the city budget. But with solid leadership and planning, we must — and will — address those issues,” Brown said. “Michael is sure, and he is steady, and sure and steady beats fast and furious every time.”

Brown was joined by council members Doug Linkhart, Paul Lopez, Marcia Johnson, Peggy Lehmann and Judy Montero, who also spoke on Hancock’s behalf.

Councilwoman Carol Boigon endorsed Hancock after she dropped out of the race for mayor two weeks before last week’s primary election.

Chris Herndon, elected last week to fill Hancock’s District 11 seat, was also present.

Hancock said the turnout of his council peers was a highlight of his campaign.

“The moment I’ve dreamt of the most is to have my colleagues show up and say, ‘We’re going to stand with you,’ ” he said.

Romer’s campaign called the endorsement “politics as usual and not a surprise.”

The statement came amid the release of a commercial in which Romer criticizes Hancock over the issue of pay raises, most recently the March vote supported by the City Council, in the face of the city’s $100 million budget deficit.

That ad closes with the phrase “politics as usual.”

“Putting out ads that work to defame my character and the hard work of the men and women who serve on the Denver City Council are not going to help people find jobs in the city; it’s not going to help get the budget balanced; it’s not going to help the public-service issue facing our community,” said Hancock, who said he had not seen the advertisement.

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